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The summary The Cubs knocked out the Rockies' Jon Gray, who was the third overall pick in the 2013 draft — one behind Kris Bryant — with seven runs in the first inning of an 18-4 victory Saturday at Sloan Park. Jake Arrieta batted eighth and smacked a three-run homer off Gray and ripped an RBI double off the center field wall in the second. At Goodyear against the Reds, the Cubs couldn't recover from an 8-0 deficit despite a home run from Dexter Fowler in the 9-5 loss. At the plate Anthony Rizzo batted leadoff and reached first on an error and single in the first. Bryant went 4-for-5 with an RBI double and is batting .459. Javier Baez went 2-for-4 against the...

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The summary
The Cubs knocked out the Rockies' Jon Gray, who was the third overall pick in the 2013 draft — one behind Kris Bryant — with seven runs in the first inning of an 18-4 victory Saturday at Sloan Park. Jake Arrieta batted eighth and smacked a...

MESA, Ariz. — Jake Arrieta carried a half gallon of a green liquid in the Cubs clubhouse last summer that could have passed for a mint shake or green tea.
But it was kale juice, a small but effective part of Arrieta's healthy routine that he has...

MESA, Ariz. — Left-hander Travis Wood was the first major acquisition of the Theo Epstein era.
But after a subpar season that coincided with the ascent of Jake Arrieta and Kyle Hendricks and was followed by the acquisitions of Jon Lester and Jason...

A series of reunions looks promising for the Cubs' 2015 rotation."I knew this was a place for me and (knew I) would have a very good opportunity," Jason Hammel said Friday of his return after being traded in July to the A's. "Thankfully,...

The Cubs’ pursuit of impact starting pitchers like Jon Lester is understandable, especially given the fact that ace Jake Arrieta never has pitched at least 200 innings and the rotation’s 927 innings were the second fewest in the National League.
But...

LHP Jon Lester
Lester would give the Cubs a marquee left-hander while taking pressure off Jake Arrieta. Lester has pitched 200 innings or more in six of his last seven seasons, has a 3.58 ERA in the American League and has a lifetime 2.57 postseason...

One month after completing a full breakout season, Jake Arrieta is preparing for what he envisions will be an even better 2015.
Arrieta's optimism stems from more than just building on last season's success and the hiring of manager Joe Maddon.
The...

Considering the constant auditions conducted by the Cubs in the second half, using the likes of Jae Kuk Ryu and Ryan O’Malley for a start wouldn’t have seemed like an outrageous each.
Ryu and O’Malley each started games for the Cubs in 2006. That was the...

Just throwing, um, stuff against the wall:
We’re up to four days now since Derrick Rose’s first game, and he still hasn’t practiced or played. And then he’s going to play, what, three games in five days in a tournament nobody here cares about?
...

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After Brandon Phillips' drive barely eluded the outstretched glove of diving center fielder Matt Szczur on the warning track Tuesday night, Jake Arrieta resumed his mastery.
Losing a no-hit bid in the eighth inning for the second time this season...

The summary
The Reds stomped the Cubs 7-2 Thursday as they took two out of three games in the series at Great American Ball Park.
The Reds took advantage of starter Jake Arrieta (7-5, 2.88), who walked four batters in four innings and watched four...

The Cubs are winning and I don't know why.
I mean, I know why they’re winning games, such as the sweep in Fenway Park this week: terrific pitching and enough hitting, and sometimes great pitching and unbelievable hitting.
One day Jake Arrieta nearly...

WASHINGTON -- Shortstop Starlin Castro will get to be a teammate of Jeff Samardzija for at least one more time.
Castro, 24, was rewarded for his rebound season Sunday by being voted by the players to the National League All-Star team. In a weird twist...

WASHINGTON -- Carlos Villanueva took the place of injured Jake Arrieta in April, and now Villanueva will take the spot of the traded Jeff Samardzija when the Chicago Cubs play the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
This also could serve as an audition for...

WASHINGTON — Jake Arrieta pitched admirably Sunday as he moved to the forefront of the Cubs’ staff in the wake of the departures of Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel.
But like Samardjiza and Hammel, he knows the Cubs’ offensive support often...

WASHINGTON -- On the same night top prospects Javier Baez and Kris Bryant each hit home runs for Triple-A Iowa, the Chicago Cubs loaded up on more prospects.
That came at a cost of top pitchers Jeff Samardzija and Jason Hammel, leaving a Cubs team that...

CINCINNATI — If and when the Cubs elbow themselves into contention in upcoming seasons, they might want to concentrate on at least breaking even with the National League Central-rival Reds.
The Reds have beaten the Cubs 11 of 16 games this season after...

Each Wednesday, blogger Matt Vensel will highlight five statistics that really mean something for the Orioles.
20 -- home runs on off-speed pitches for Chris Davis since the start of 2012.
With his four home runs in the first four games of the season,...